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Paradise: Love

Paradise: Love

20126.72h 1m

Overview

On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.

Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Written by Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Produced by Christine Ruppert, Ulrich Seidl, Philippe Bober
Box OfficeBudget: $3.6MRevenue: $24K

Top Cast

Margarethe Tiesel

Margarethe Tiesel

Teresa

P

Peter Kazungu

Munga

Inge Maux

Inge Maux

Inge

Dunja Sowinetz

Dunja Sowinetz

Tourist

H

Helen Brugat

Tourist

C

Carlos Mkutano

Salama

G

Gabriel Mwarua

Mohammed

J

Josphat Hamisi

Josphat

A

Anderson Mutisya

Stripper

Maria Hofstätter

Maria Hofstätter

Anna Maria

Themes & Keywords

beachcrocodileracial segregationkenyamale prostitutionclass differencesolder woman younger man relationship

About Paradise: Love

Paradise: Love is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of beach, crocodile, racial segregation, kenya, male prostitution, class differences. Directed by Ulrich Seidl, it stars Margarethe Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux. On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.

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